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Having garnered such honors as the Laurel Wreath Award for Historical Romance, CBA best-selling author Delia Parr delivers an engaging tale set in the outskirts of 1830s Philadelphia. While on her way to a new life, Annabelle Tyler finds herself handcuffed by highwaymen to Harrison Graymoor - Philadelphia’s most eligible bachelor - and thrust into a marriage neither wants. Before they can annul this sham, however, the newspaper announces their nuptials. As the plot thickens, the unlikely couple desperately tries not to fall in love.

In den 1960er-Jahren schwirren viele Gerüchte über Kya Clark durch die ruhige Küstenstadt Barkley Cove. Isoliert lebt sie im Marschland mit seinen Salzwiesen, Sandbänken, Buchten. Sie kennt jeden Stein und Seevogel, jede Muschel und Pflanze. Zwei junge Männer werden auf die wilde Schöne aufmerksam, und Kya öffnet sich einem neuen Leben – mit dramatischen Folgen. Als einer der beiden tot aufgefunden wird, sind sich die Bewohner sicher: Das »Marschmädchen« ist schuld. Delia Owens erzählt intensiv und atmosphärisch davon, dass wir für immer die Kinder bleiben, die wir einmal waren.

Delia e Adamo, un incontro casuale in una fredda mattina di primavera. Lei, colta e bellissima, con alle spalle un lavoro poco tradizionale - prostituta per scelta - e una famiglia dal passato oscuro. Lui, un anziano distrutto per la recente scomparsa della moglie, che trascorre il suo tempo tra il cimitero e un parco. L'incontro cambierà per sempre la vita di Delia, in un momento in cui il suo cupo passato e il suo enigmatico presente la scaraventano di fronte a una realtà inaccettabile. Giocherà sporco, Delia, e farà del male per proteggere chi di più caro le è rimasto.

Delia Vittoria’s mother has lost her voice at last. After five years of being her diva mother’s understudy, it is time for Delia to assume her place as the lead soprano onstage behind the Academy of Music’s faded velvet curtain. And she is all that stands between the Academy and its greatest threat—the nouveaux riches’ lavish new Metropolitan Opera House.

“A hilarious, laugh-out-loud, thoroughly entertaining story.”—Helena Hunting, New York Times bestselling author She has one day to break all the rules. Delia Reese takes the financial world by storm in this breakout novel that’s Freaky Friday meets She’s the Man. Just once, Delia...

A Laurel Wreath and Aspen Gold Award winner, CBA best-selling author Delia Parr is acclaimed for her enthralling historical romances. In Love’s First Bloom, Ruth Livingston’s life changes drastically in 1835. When her father—a New York City pastor—is accused of murdering prostitute Rosalie Peale, Ruth flees with Rosalie’s daughter to a New Jersey village. There Ruth lives quietly as Widow Malloy. But when brash newspaper reporter Asher Tripp arrives, Ruth fears the newsman may discover her secret.

In a time when the traditional ways of medicine are constantly being questioned by new doctors fresh from medical school, midwife Martha Cade tries to balance her life's calling with the demands of her family. Recently reunited with her estranged 17-year-old daughter, Martha finds herself torn between guiding her child and allowing her to be an adult. At the same time, she must decide whether she'll risk reopening the heart she'd long closed off to love.

At 44, Eve Mozell has a wonderful husband and a creative job. She also has a temperamental teenage son, two headstrong sisters, and a demented old father. As she deals with her family's frequent crises, her days overflow with lengthy phone calls. She is never far from a dial tone. But as her father begins to die, Eve is tempted to disconnect and to sort out her feelings for this difficult man.

CBA best-selling author Delia Parr, acclaimed for her award-winning historical romances, concludes her Candlewood trilogy with this stirring sequel to Refining Emma. In a quaint 1840s village in Upstate New York, the genteel proprietress of a bustling boarding house must rely on her wisdom, determination, and faith to reconcile the conflicting demands of family, friendship, and love.

Kya Clark er den vilde pige, ”marskpigen”. Hun vokser op i 1950’erne i en hytte ude i sumpskoven ved North Carolinas kyst. Hendes mor og fire ældre søskende forlader en efter en hjemmet, så hun til sidst er alene med sin voldelige far. En dag forsvinder han også. Herefter er hendes liv en ensom kamp for overlevelse i en verden, der kun har foragt tilovers for sumpens fattige folk. En enkelt skoledag i den nærliggende landsby er alt, hvad det bliver til for Kya, som møder barfodet og pjaltet op og straks bliver genstand for de andre børns hån og mobning.

Whitehall is a royal tale full of true history and sensual intrigue, from Serial Box Publishing. Set in the 17th century court of King Charles II and his queen, Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza. Her journey to find her place as the foreign wife in a court riddled with political and religious intrigue—not to mention the many mistresses of Charles the “Merry Monarch”—is a tale of perseverance only a true queen could endure. Love mingles with betrayal before a sensual renaissance of art, culture, and sex in this lush historical serial.

Sex, Scandal, Swordplay… and Chocolate! The prequel to Ellen Kushner's cult classic Swordspoint is back for a fourth season!

Though Kiara Payne may be a genius when it comes to languages, what she knows of the real world largely comes from books and movies. But after foiling a robbery on her first day as a bank teller, Kiara finds herself thrust into a world of danger, her life resting in the hands of the infuriatingly sexy Italian mafia boss Milo Di Vaio. In exchange for her safety, Kiara agrees to serve as Milo's translator, accompanying him across Europe as he tries to clean up the mess his late brother left behind and save the reputation of the Di Vaio crime family.

One stormy night. One act of kindness. One chance to change everything. Five hundred acres of gorgeous California land is a life-changer for cousins Cash, Jace, and Sawyer—and a surprising chance for each of them to find a game-changing love ... Sheriff Jace Dalton doesn't have room for complications. Between raising two lively boys, fighting for reelection, and keeping the family ranch afloat, his days are already worked to the bone. Then he finds Charlotte Holcomb stranded on a back road, her car packed and her eyes shadowed with secrets.

On n’oubliera pas de sitôt l’éblouissante Geneviève de Lanaudière, dont le charme et le bel esprit font tourner les têtes dans les salons de Québec. Pour rien au monde elle n’aurait raté les Mardis gras arrosés de l’intendant Bigot et les bals endiablés de sa maîtresse, la Pompadour du Canada, où se nouent et se dénouent les liaisons coupables. Elle l’ignore encore, mais sa vie va bientôt s’écrouler comme un château de cartes.

Kira Logan returns from ten years in the military to her home to navigate what her life will look like back in Maine. She brings with her Winston, her loyal pup. She also brings with her PTSD, anxiety, and depression from a previous failed marriage and abuse. She is looking for herself back in her hometown when she decides to open up her heart to love again.